{"product_id":"where-we-belong-chemehuevi-and-caxcan-preservation-of-sacred-mountains-hardback-9780816541829","title":"Where We Belong; Chemehuevi and Caxcan Preservation of Sacred Mountains (Hardback) 9780816541829","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhere We Belong\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eChemehuevi and Caxcan Preservation of Sacred Mountains\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaisy Ocampo (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816541829\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 June 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 23 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 7 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA truly remarkable study that reminds us of how our Indigenous ancestors prayed us into being.\" —Jennifer Denetdale, author of \u003ci\u003eReclaiming DinÉ History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhere We Belong\u003c\/i\u003e is an innovative and compelling book that centers Indigenous perspectives and practices across borders to argue for more holistic approaches to historic preservation and public history.\" —Sam Holley-Kline, Florida State University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis comparative work dispels the harmful myth that Native people are unfit stewards of their sacred places. This work establishes Indigenous preservation practices as sustaining approaches to the caretaking of the land that embody ecological sustainability, spiritual landscapes, and community well-being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The author brings together the history and experiences of the Chemehuevi people and their ties with Mamapukaib, or the Old Woman Mountains in the East Mojave Desert, and the Caxcan people and their relationship with Tlachialoyantepec, or Cerro de las Ventanas, in Zacatecas, Mexico. Through a trans-Indigenous approach, Daisy Ocampo weaves historical methodologies (oral histories, archival research, ethnography) with Native studies and historic preservation to reveal why Native communities are the most knowledgeable and transformational caretakers of their sacred places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This work transcends national borders to reveal how settler structures are sustained through time and space in the Americas. Challenging these structures, traditions such as the Chemehuevi Salt Songs and Caxcan Xuchitl Dance provide both an old and a fresh look at how Indigenous people are reimagining worlds that promote Indigenous-to-Indigenous futures through preservation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, the stories of these two peoples and places in North America illuminate Indigenous sovereignty within the field of public history, which is closely tied to governmental policies, museums, archives, and agencies involved in historic preservation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Arizona Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570046890264,"sku":"9780816541829","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/where-we-belong-chemehuevi-and-caxcan-preservation-of-sacred-mountains-hardback-9780816541829","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}